Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
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| Lotbinière | |
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| — Regional County Municipality — | |
| Quebec | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Incorporated | January 01, 1982 |
| County seat | Sainte-Croix |
| Communities | 18 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area[2] | |
| • Land | 1,661.95 km2 (641.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,425 |
| • Density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) |  2.0% |
| • Dwellings | 12,099 |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www.mrclotbiniere.org |
Lotbinière is a Regional County Municipality in central Quebec, Canada in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2001 Census, the RCM had a population of 26,851, a decrease of 0.3% since 1996. Its seat is in Sainte-Croix.
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[edit] Communities
- Municipalities
- Parish municipalities
- Village municipalities
[edit] Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 26,290 | 98.17% |
| English only | 145 | 0.54% |
| Both English and French | 60 | 0.22% |
| Other languages | 285 | 1.07% |
[edit] Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[3]
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[edit] Bordering Counties
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Saint Lawrence River / Portneuf | Lévis | |
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| Bécancour |  |
La Nouvelle-Beauce | ||
 Lotbinière  |
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| L'Érable | Les Appalaches | Robert-Cliche |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (French) Lotbinière Regional County website
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Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.6°W
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